The GammaTag (http://www.gammatag.com/[2]) system was designed to provide reliable electronic data storage and identification information for single use medical devices and instruments, bioprocessing components, pharmaceutical sampling bags and other items. Gamma-stable tags and labels – those that are unaffected by gamma and other types of ionizing radiation – attach directly to components. The system increases patient safety, improves inventory visibility, and protects against counterfeiting.

GammaTag was the first read-write radio frequency identification tag to handle gamma irradiation with no loss of data, as earlier generations of tags and labels were damaged by the sterilization process. The tags work with RFID reader-writers to electronically track and identify tagged components.

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